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diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.h
index f71ad317d6c8..53c15fc9d996 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.h
@@ -55,15 +55,21 @@ struct ice_perout_channel {
* struct ice_tx_tstamp - Tracking for a single Tx timestamp
* @skb: pointer to the SKB for this timestamp request
* @start: jiffies when the timestamp was first requested
+ * @cached_tstamp: last read timestamp
*
* This structure tracks a single timestamp request. The SKB pointer is
* provided when initiating a request. The start time is used to ensure that
* we discard old requests that were not fulfilled within a 2 second time
* window.
+ * Timestamp values in the PHY are read only and do not get cleared except at
+ * hardware reset or when a new timestamp value is captured. The cached_tstamp
+ * field is used to detect the case where a new timestamp has not yet been
+ * captured, ensuring that we avoid sending stale timestamp data to the stack.
*/
struct ice_tx_tstamp {
struct sk_buff *skb;
unsigned long start;
+ u64 cached_tstamp;
};
/**